It is perfect for humans to kill people, and I use it for fish to describe the current Eastern Turks. After being devastatingly hit by the Tang Dynasty, although the Turks had a good pasture, it was impossible to restore their former glory. Although the Tang Dynasty still treated prisoners with preferential treatment, so many men who died in the war had greatly weakened the strength of the Eastern Turks. In addition, the Tang Dynasty's Interior Affairs Office purchased leather from the Turks in recent years, it has quietly changed the Turks' attitude towards grazing. Now, many Turkish tribes have gone on the road of "breeding" in order to exchange for more money to buy food. The horses and cattle and sheep they raised are no longer the same as before. Many horses are so fat that they can't run.

The Tang Dynasty's policies seemed to be beneficial to the Turks, but in fact they were destroying the foundation of the Turks. Although they could not see anything in a short time, they were constantly weakening the combat effectiveness of the Turks in the long term. Asanosmo saw this, but he had no choice. He could not tell his tribe members, let's not do business with the Tang Dynasty and don't buy food from the Tang Dynasty. Isn't this equivalent to letting the Turks commit suicide?

From their perspective, the Turkic nobles wanted to assassinate Li Shimin, not all of them were wrong. At least their judgment was good. If Li Shimin died, the Eastern Turks would have the opportunity to regain their strength.

Now, everything is said to be a hindsight. Asuna Smoo lowered his head and placed his self-esteem on the ground, allowing Li Mu to trample on it, hoping that he could say a few good words in front of Li Shimin.

Li Mu is not the kind of person who enjoys torture people. He looked at Asuna Simo and felt no doubt about it. Li Mu helped Asuna Simo up and smiled and said, "The prince has an old age with Your Majesty, why should you be separated from me? When I saw Your Majesty these days, I heard Your Majesty talk about all the things you had with the prince when you were young. It can be seen that Your Majesty has always had affection with the prince. If the prince had not done something that disappointed Your Majesty, Your Majesty would not have been so sad. The prince met Your Majesty in person to explain the truth. Those who were ungrateful should also deal with it quickly."

"Assign everything to your Majesty." Asunasmo had already made a decision at this time. It seemed that the Turkic nobles involved had no way to survive. Well, they should be able to get the result on the day they did things. Instead of protecting them, it is better to protect the people. The blisters on their feet were all taken by themselves and they could not blame others.

After getting Li Mu's reassurance, Asunasmo bid farewell to Li Mu, and turned over and went straight to Yangzhou. Li Mu was naturally slower than him in a carriage, so he was not in a hurry. He was staggering and returned to Yangzhou the next day.

He deliberately avoided and did not want to participate in the meeting between Li Shimin and Asunasmo. He had already done everything he should do. If he had to get involved in everything, his hands would be too long. It was just about the Chinese New Year, and he also wanted to spend some days with his family and rest.

But someone didn't want him to rest. Li Mu returned to the yard where he lived. Before he could take a sip of tea, he heard the doorman report that someone called himself his disciple and came to greet the teacher.

Li Mu thought to himself, which disciple could this be? The eldest disciple Changsun Chong is now the president of Datang Bank and is very busy every day. The second disciple Li Tai is looking for silver mines in Huining, saying that he fell into Yuan Tiangang's hands. He learned that there was nothing wrong a few days ago, and he was rushing back with the order, but the journey should not be that fast. Yixiu did not come back in Japan, and Gem asked for leave a few days ago and wanted to go back to Chang'an to see Li Yourong. Who else?

Li Mu couldn't remember it no matter how hard he thought about it, but there was a signal in his head, and he should have an apprentice. He raised his hand, and the concierge understood and went to lead the person in.

"Students have met their mentor." Li Mu heard the voice and looked up. It turned out to be Qin Huaidao. Since the imperial examination, Li Mu has gone to the Western Regions. In the past year, he has not met Qin Huaidao for a few times. He is really about to forget this apprentice.

After all, he was also his brother and wife, and he was a master and apprentice, and he was a relative. He was not an outsider. He was still very happy to see him. He warmly greeted the servants to see the tea and asked Qin Huaidao to sit down.

"The court's affairs were complicated and I couldn't get out of it. I finally survived the New Year and was considered a little empty. I came to pay New Year's greetings to my mentor." Although Qin Huaidao was a forgotten apprentice and was not convinced by Li Mu in the past, his experience over a year has made him grow a lot. He was not as disrespectful to Li Mu as before. Li Mu never cared about the past. He was very happy that Qin Huaidao was able to visit him. The journey from Chang'an to Yangzhou is not short. There are no planes and trains in this era, and it is not possible for anyone to do it.

When Li Mu asked about Qin Qiong's condition, Qin Huaidao replied that after taking Master Huiri's medicine, his condition was much better. However, the disease over the years will not be cured in a short time. Master Huiri had already said in person that with his medical skills, he could only ensure that the condition did not worsen, and treatment would not be cured. He also estimated that even the miracle doctor Sun Simiao might not be cured. Some things were destiny and could not be cured by humans.

"Huaidao, which yamen are you working in now, so you are still quite leisurely?"

"In May, the Ministry of Personnel selected and transferred it to the Ministry of Revenue to serve as a doctor and in charge of the Commercial Taxation Department." Qin Huaidao answered honestly, Li Mu nodded, and he already understood in his heart why Changsun Wuji would make such arrangements. Qin Huaidao was his disciple after all, so he asked him to be in charge of the newly established Commercial Taxation Department. If there were any problems, he could ask himself, and if someone else was replaced, he was afraid that he would not give face.

It also took great pains to do it.

"It's also a promotion," Li Mu smiled and said, "How about it, is the business tax department doing well? If you have any questions, please ask me. It just happened that I have time these few days, and there may not be time in two days."

"It's quite smooth, but my mentor, this time my apprentice came here, and I wanted to discuss something with my mentor."

"Oh?" Li Mu raised his eyebrows and said, "What's the matter? Even if you and I don't have to go around the corner."

"Mr., I don't want to serve in the Sixth Department." Qin Huai said unstoppable and said, "Students want to lead a single portal like the senior brother."

"What is this saying?" Li Mu smiled speechlessly and said, "What kind of portal is he leading? Wherever he follows!"

"It was said by the senior brother." Qin Huaidao honestly said: "Once the senior brother invited me to a meal. When I was drunk, he said that his thoughts were in his heart. The senior brother said that his mentor would not accept disciples easily. He would not let them go if they accepted disciples. Instead, he would teach according to his aptitude and induce them in a good manner. He would give them the best arrangements based on the talents and character of each disciple."

Li Mu was confused and thought to himself who was talking about? When did I think so?

Qin Huaidao couldn't help but sigh in his heart when he saw Li Mu pretending to be stupid. It seemed that he was still a lot worse in the eyes of his mentor. But he had already said this, but he couldn't help but provoke it and said, "Just take the senior brother to say that, the senior brother was obsessed with fat before, and the teacher trained him to lose weight. The senior brother was rude before, so his mentor asked the senior brother to learn etiquette. The senior brother was narrow-minded, and the teacher suppressed him with power and broadened his mind. He let him experience in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and then participated in the establishment of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and was familiar with trade. In the end, the senior brother was able to stand alone, and the teacher came up with the final arrangements and let the senior brother take charge of the bank..."

Li Mu continued to be confused... Yes, is that true?

"There is also the second senior brother. The second senior brother is good at literature, but he is obsessed with it and cannot extricate himself. Seeing this, my teacher did not directly stop it. Instead, he encouraged the second senior brother's other hobby, geography, and supported the second senior brother to compile the geography. Not only did he add a great work for my Tang Dynasty, but he also allowed the second senior brother to find the silver mine and make great contributions. Isn't this the teacher's arrangement?"

Li Mu began to doubt life, right? This is how I arranged it?

"The disciple was originally arranged in the Ministry of Works, and later went to the Ministry of Personnel. He started to preside over the Commercial Taxation Department six months ago. He dared not say that every department was doing very well, but the evaluation was also top-notch. Based on this resume, the students boldly guessed that the mentor should want to arrange the disciple in the trading center, right?"

"Ah?" Li Mu frowned. He never thought so!

"Did the disciple guess wrong?" Qin Huaidao widened his eyes: "Or my mentor thinks that the disciple is not yet ready?"

"That's it..." Li Mu actually didn't think about it, but Qin Huaidao reminded him after saying this. He has always felt that he had pulled down something and didn't do it. Now he remembered it, it turned out to be the transaction center's business.

Luoyang's trading center is a key link in his building of Luoyang into the Tang Dynasty's financial center. When he came to Yangzhou, he handed over this matter to Ma Zhou, and he didn't know what Ma Zhou had made the matter. Although Ma Zhou had a prime minister, he was not good at business. If Qin Huaidao was good at this kid, he could replace Ma Zhou.

Poor Ma Zhou has been in Luoyang for two years, and it is time to give him freedom and let him go back to Chang'an.

Li Mu thought for a while and said, "You guessed right or not. I do have this idea, but I have to test you. That way, since you have said it, you must pay attention to these things. Tell me how the trading center in Luoyang is now operating and what can be improved? If you answer well, I will consider it after the New Year."

Qin Huaidao obviously did his homework. After hearing Li Mu's question, he immediately replied: "When my disciple came to Yangzhou, he stayed in Luoyang for several days and had a thorough study on how Luoyang Trading Center traded. The trading center that is currently in trial operation adopts the method of listing trading. Taking Datang Mining stock trading as an example, shareholders who own Datang Mining stocks want to cash out the stocks for money can list the number of stocks they want to sell to form a trading order. A base price is given. Those who want to buy this stock will use this as the base price to increase the price. The higher the price will be. After the transaction ends every day, shareholders who still hold the stock will consider the rise and fall of the stock price on the day to formulate the stock price the next day. This makes the stock price not permanent, and benefits or losses are born from this."

Li Mu was surprised that Qin Huaidao could think of so much, so he thought about him and said, "Then what is the meaning of this trading center?"

"The meaning of existence is to make these shareholders believe that their efforts are valuable. This confidence is very important to the future of the company. As long as you believe it is valuable, the stock will become more and more valuable, but once this belief is broken, the stock is just a piece of paper. With this trading center, the rise and fall of the stock is adjusted entirely by the market, which is relatively fair, and can prevent the stock price from fluctuating too much to protect the interests of buyers and sellers."

"I understand very well, then do you think there are any improvements?"

"Yes!" Qin Huaidao said firmly: "There is a loophole in the trading center, and the disciples are not happy. Take Datang Mining as an example, let's talk about coal since the beginning of winter this year. In the beginning of winter, someone released news that the amount of coal mining in this year may be affected, and the coal price may rise. So everyone hoarded coal, and the stock price of Datang Mining soared. At this time, some people sold their stocks at a high point. Not long after, another news came, saying that the road was repaired this year and transportation was carried out.

The speed has been improved and the mining technology has been improved. Frost soil is nothing. The supply of coal will be greater than last year and the price of coal will also decrease. So Datang Mining's stocks fell, and these people bought their stocks at a cheap price. Inside and outside, their shares have not changed, and they have earned some money in vain. And they can make this money not because of how good their business vision is, but because they got the news in advance. Students feel that a rule should be formulated to prevent such internal personnel from knowing the news and seeking personal gain."

"The spreaders of rumors should be dealt with. It is also stipulated that some people who may know the news in advance will not be allowed to participate in stock trading."

This remark surprised Li Mu. He did not expect that Qin Huaidao could see the disadvantages of internal transactions. How could Li Mu not know these disadvantages? But he didn't think that someone would take advantage of this loophole and could not have imagined that deep. But these merchants not only thought about it, but also gained benefits. Qin Huaidao saw the problem and also gave a solution!

Is the wisdom of the ancients so strong?

Li Mu pretended to think for a while and said, "You are very happy to be so careful. But this matter is very important, and many things cannot be decided by me in one sentence. Your Majesty was assassinated last time, and now he is full of thoughts on the Turks. The trading center is already in trial operation, so don't bother Your Majesty. Everything is over the New Year. During this period, you should collect more information from the trading center, not only stocks, but also futures and bonds, etc., and you will gradually trade there in the future."
Chapter completed!